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Author: In the Name of Lightning

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Li Mo looked at the effect of his makeup in the mirror and felt a little dumbfounded.

"Mr. Li, how about we try another makeup effect?"

Di Lei asked without confidence.

"Forget it, let's keep it as it is. I'll just put two band-aids on my forehead. You guys can have a good rest in the hotel and I'll do it alone."

Dashan stood up from the sofa and said, "Mr. Li, why don't we go out again at night?"

"It's okay, this hotel is run by the Knights."

Li Mo washed off the makeup on his face, and then swaggered out of the room. Outside, a young waiter who was doing guest room cleaning saw Li Mo. He hurriedly bowed and saluted respectfully, and said in fluent Chinese: "Mr. Li, please come over here."

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"Have you ever studied in China? You speak Mandarin better than me."

"No, I have been trained in Chinese culture since I was a child." The waiter said with a faint smile on his face, "Did I teach Miss Juliet's Chinese?"

"Are you her sister?"

"No, I am Miss Juliet's slave."

Li Mo turned to look at her. Her expression was very calm, and she did not seem to feel inferior because of her status as a slave. Maybe she had been trained in the ancient aristocratic system since she was a child. As for why she still studied Chinese culture seriously, maybe she would wait until she met Zhu

Liye's grandfather would understand.

The two of them walked from the underground garage. The car that picked him up and drop him off was a bulletproof Cadillac. They drove out of the garage and were followed by two cars, one in front and one behind.

Li Mo silently looked at the daytime scenery of Paris through the car window. After a long time, he said with a little regret: "I originally wanted to spend some time visiting the antique market in Paris."

"Mr. Li is a master of treasure hunting and treasure appraisal in China. You could still hunt for treasures in the past, but with your current reputation, you will become the center of attention as soon as you show up. I'm afraid you won't have a chance."

This woman's name is Alice. She drives relatively smoothly, and it looks like she has been trained.

"You can guard against me, but you can't guard against others."

Alice stopped talking. Taobao is a technical job. You can organize Taobao in groups.

The car drove all the way towards the outskirts of Paris. Not far from the city, we got off the highway. Not far away, there was a magnificent castle facing the lake. Just looking at the appearance, it looked like a royal aristocrat.

From a distance, I saw a dozen tall and powerful security guards pushing open the heavy classical bronze door. When the car drove in, I saw Juliet standing at the door dressed in a dress. She was supporting an old man in his seventies with all white hair.

He was actually wearing a tuxedo embroidered with gold threads and holding a cane in his hand. He was surrounded by men and women in servant uniforms, standing respectfully behind them.

As soon as the car stopped, a middle-aged man who looked like a butler opened the door for him. After Li Mo got out of the car, he thanked him and the man was obviously taken aback.

"Mr. Li, you are welcome to be our guest."

Juliet came up to him with a smile, then pointed at the old man and said, "This is my grandfather, you can call him Philip XXV."

Philip XXV?

Could this old man's ancestor have been the emperor of the French Empire?

"Hello Mr. Philip, nice to meet you."

"Mr. Li has come all the way to make our castle shine, please."

Philip XXV actually spoke authentic Chinese, his words were smooth, unhurried and his every move revealed a noble temperament.

"Mr. Li, my grandfather is a real China expert. He has been studying in China since he was a child."

"It seems that our communication today will be very pleasant."

Li Mo thought that this would save trouble. When he walked into the living room of the castle, the interior decoration was very luxurious, giving it a splendid feeling. The carpets on the floor were extremely expensive.

He subconsciously opened his eyes and looked around. I saw that the murals on the walls, the carpets on the floor, the lamps hanging from the ceiling, classical decorations, and even the furniture were all over a hundred years old.

This is just the hall.

"Mr. Li please."

Juliet took him into the living room. Someone was already grinding coffee beans by hand, and another person was making coffee. The aroma of the coffee was very rich.

"Mr. Philip, if you invite me as a guest so openly, are you not afraid of being remembered by the officials?"

"What is official? It is because of the existence of civil organizations like us that there is a relatively official statement. But no matter which force it is, the final say will depend on who controls the economic order. As long as you are still living in the economic order

If they win, then I can control whose fate. Obviously, the official people also need to live, so they have no say."

This was the first time Li Mo heard such remarks, and he thought they made sense. Economic order is closely related to people's livelihood. If the economy is unstable and people's livelihood is unsettled, the only consequence will be social unrest and frequent changes in official personnel.

"Of course, Mr. Li and I have jumped out of the economic order, so we can become friends."

Li Mo smiled, what this old man said was quite reasonable, but it was still a bit exaggerated. However, he was not an expert in economics, so he had no way of talking about economic order with him.

"Grandpa, our conversation has gone off topic. Are we talking about the real thing?"

Juliet reminded.

"Haha, you are right. Let's get down to business." Old Philip motioned to the butler, who gently put the documents in his hands on the table in front of Li Mo, "Mr. Li, the treasures under the old palace of the Papal Palace in Avignon have been

Confirmed to be the treasure of the Knights Templar, although there was a hellish natural disaster in Gallen City, it did not affect the entry of archaeologists into the city. All the treasures have been retrieved and the quantities have been counted."

This document was a list. Li Mo looked through it for a while, and found that there were more than 40,000 antiques in total. Of course, the boxes of gold coins, silver coins and jewelry accounted for the majority.

At the end of the page was the list of antiques exchanged by old man Philip. Li Mo looked at those lists in a daze. This old man really had something in his hands, and it was a treasure that he had never thought of.

"Mr. Philip, these are all cultural treasures that have been lost from Dunhuang, our country. How come you have so many in your hands?"

"It should be a list provided by our knight organization and the adjudication organization. You have opened more than a dozen museums in the country, and the treasures in them are all-encompassing, so I think I should exchange you for some more meaningful treasures this time. I hope Mr. Li

like."

More than just liking it, this was a huge surprise for him.

Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes are Buddhist grottoes and a world cultural heritage, located at the western end of the Hexi Corridor. Its excavation lasted for about 1,000 years from the Sixteen Kingdoms period to the Yuan Dynasty, which is unique among Chinese grottoes.

It is not only a splendid art treasure house of ancient Chinese civilization, but also an important witness to the dialogue and exchanges between different civilizations that took place on the ancient Silk Road.

What is heartbreaking is that at the beginning of the last century, Stein from the Eagle Kingdom only used 200 taels of silver in exchange for 24 boxes of manuscripts and 5 boxes of other works of art. Later, Pelliot, an archaeologist from China who was proficient in Sinology,

Learned about the discovery of Mogao Grottoes

After discovering the ancient manuscripts, he immediately rushed to Dunhuang from Dihua. He spent three weeks selecting in the cave, and finally obtained more than 10,000 exquisite Dunhuang documents at the cost of 600 taels of silver. Most of them were later put into Tibet and the National

library.

Finally, Stein came to the Mogao Grottoes again and purchased 570 pieces of Dunhuang documents from Wang Yuanlu for 500 taels of silver. Today, there are approximately 14,000 Dunhuang treasures collected in the Eagle Country Museum. From this point of view, the knight organization and the ruling organization

His power is indeed very strong, and he can actually exchange all the treasures of Dunhuang.

"Mr. Li, I particularly like Chinese culture. It is a great civilization that has never disappeared or been cut off in this world. It's just that we are not good at researching or maintaining collections, and I don't want the splendid and great human cultural heritage.

Slowly disappearing, so this time a total of 16,000 Dunhuang cultural treasures will be exchanged for you."

Li Mo began to have a new understanding of this old man.
Chapter completed!